Washing-machine.



WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. IQIB.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- J. BOTTS.

WASHING MACHiNE.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 28.1918.

1,297,071. Patented Mar. 11,1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. I918.

1,297,071. Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- JOHN BOT'IS, 015 LANE, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

Application filed June 28, 1918. Serial No. 242,423.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN BOTTS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lane, in the county of Franklin and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to washing machines of the rotary cylinder type, and an object of the invention is to royide a washing machine as specified w ich will thoroughly cleanse clothing, requiring the utilization of a minimum quantity of detergent liquid and one in which the rotary cylinder is provided with a plurality of pivoted sections opening out at its periphery, which sections are held in various closed clamping positions by suitable adjusting means to cause them to securely grip a piece of clothes or fabric to be washed, causing it to lie against the outer corrugated surface of the rotor and be moved about within a cylindrical casingv or housing which carries a circular relatively stationary rubber having its inner surface corrugated which relatively stationary rubber is yieldably supported by means of flat and helical springs and is itself constructed of resilient material to prevent yielding movement thereof upon variations of the size of the clothing or article being washed engaging thereagainst and also to maintain a rubbing engagement with the article being washed at all times.

Other. objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying draw ings, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a" side elevation of the improved washing machine.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the,

washing machine.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through the washing machine.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the rotary cylindrical rubber.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the rotary rubber illustrating the end opposite to that shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the rod used in the construction of the washing machine.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a catch structure employed for facilitating in maintaininga pivoted article gripping section in adjusted position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the casing or supporting body of the machine as an entirety, which is supported by suitable supporting legs 2 and has handles 3 connected thereto. The casing 1 is formed of the lower retaining portion 4 and the cover 5 which is hingedly connected as shown at 6 to the lower portion 4. A shaft 7 extends transversely through the center of the casing 1 which casing is cylindrical in shape and has a rotor or rotary rubber 8 mounted thereon. The rotary rubber 8 includes a plurality of spaced disks 9 which have segments 10 cut therefrom and pivotally connected as shown at 11 to the main portions of the disks. These segments, together with the peripheries of the disks have teeth 12 of currugated galvanized iron or sheet metal attached thereto to provide an article rubbing surface. A plurality of rods 13 extend transversely through the disks 9, one rod being provided for each of the pivoted segments 10. The ends 14 of the rods 13 are bent to. form loops 15 and straight portions 16. The loops 15 have links 17 connected thereto which links are in turn connected as shown at 18 to the ivoted segments 10 While the straight portions 16 of the ends 14 of the rods 13 extend across the ends of the outermost disk 95 and engage beneath the ratchet teeth l9 formed upon angled plates 20 which are attached to the disk 9. By providing a plurality of ratchet teeth 19, an adjustable connection between the pivoted segments 10 and the end disk 9 is provided to permit adjustment of the pivoted segments to securely grip an article to be washed by the machine. v

The ends of the rods 13 which pro'ect through the end disk opposite to the isk 9' are angled as shown at 22 and are engaged by eyes 23 formed upon the ends of links 24 which are pivotally connected as shown at 25 to the pivoted segments 10 and by .provision of the pivoted links 24 and the pivoted links 17, together with the rods 13 the pivoted segments 10 may be drawn and held for securely gripping a piece of clothes or article to be washed between the facing edges indicated at 26 of the segments 10 and the disks 9.

A relatively stationary rubber generically indicated by the numeral 30 is positioned within the casing 1 for co-action with the rotary rubber, to thoroughly cleanse articles .to be washed. The stationary rubber 30 is composed of sections 31 and 32, which latter is carried by the cover section of casin The sections 51 and 32 are ara n ,4 o l d to rorm a continuous cylindrical rellosed. The sections 31 and 32 of the relatively sta- "ionary rubber comprise corrugated concaved plates 33 formed preferably of corrugated sheet metal which are carried by suitable resilient bars that are spaced from each other as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. springs are attached to the inner surface of the sections e and 5 of the casing l and have their inner free ends bearing against the bars 34 as clearly shown in Fig. Q- of the drawings. Helical springs as engage against the "under or outer surfaces of the free ends ofthe flat springs 35 and assist these fiat springs in yieldably supporting the" corrugated plates 38 in their innermost positions. One flat spring 35 is positioned near each free edge of the cover section and body or supporting section of the casing l and at spaced intervals, helical springs 37 are provided which bear against the resilient bars 3i for supporting the intermediate portions of the rubber structure 30 in outermost positions. The provision oi the flat springs 35, helical springs 36 and 37 permit oi the yielding of the relatively stationary rubber 3O outwardh toward the easing 1 upon engagement against portions thereof of relatively thick articles being Washed, consequently maintaining a firm rubbing contact With the articles being Washed, at all times.

The body 1 of the Washing machine preferably formed of Wooden end piecesIO o thereto forming the sides of the body. One of the end disks d0 is provided with a drain opening normally closed by a plug e3 to permit the draining o1? the-detergent liquid from the body.

The supporting section l of the body 1 has an led metal strips is along its upper edge, upstanding portions of which er:- tend into suitablegroc es do formed in the engaging surfaces of the ends of the top so tion to provide a tluid tight connection between "l-e hinged cover or top section or? t e bod the lower supporting section and the sheet netal ll which is attached to the top or c s ction 5 overlaps the adjalg .oi the or supporting section -.i b 2 of the drawings,

The sha t "1 hare a pulley indicated 48' mounted upcnone of the 50 same, through the medium of which pulley '1 .1. a. .c P oower ma o transmitted to/the shalt tor eating the This shaft 7 also has gear t) upon opposite end which j Lin n have sheets or sheet metal attached connectionas clearly shown one end so or me body. The gear 51 may have a crank handle 52 attached thereto for manually rotating the same, or the shaft 51 may have a pulley indicated at 58 thereon by means of which power from any suitable source may be transmitted to the shaft 51 for in turn imparting motion, in increased ratio, to the shaft T through the medium of the gears 4:9 and 50.

Having fully described the invention, What is claimed is: p

1. In a Washing machine, a rotary rubber provided With a plurality of segments pivotally connected to the main body of the rotary rubber, and means for holding said pivoted sections in adjusted positions for gripping articles to be Washed.

2 in a Washing machine, a rotary rubber comprising plurality of spaced disks, said disk haying segments out therefrom and pivotally connected to the disks, corrugated plates extending across said disks and segments and forming a corrugated rubbing surface for the rotary rubber,

3. In a washing machine, a rotary rubber comprising a plurality of spaced disks, said disks haying segments out therefrom and pivotally connected to the disks, corrugated plates extending across said disks and segments and forming a corrugated rubbing surface for the rotary rubber, and means for holding said pivoted sections in adjusted positions with respect to the facing edges of the disks to securely grip articles to be Washed therebetween.

ln a Washing machine, the combination of a casing, a non-rotating rubber yieldably mounted Within said casing, means for yiedably supporting said non-rotating rubher in its innermost position, a rotary rub ber rotatably mounted Within said casing and composed of a plurality of disks, segments out from said disks and pivotally connected to the disks, sheets of corrugated sheet metal attached to the peripheries of said disks and segments and forming a corrugated rubbing outer surface for the rotary rubber, and means "for holding said pivoted segments in adjusted positions With respect to their respective disks for gripping articles to be Washed between the facing edges of the segments and disks.

5. In a ashing machine, a rotary rubber provided with a plurality of segments pivotally connected to the main body of the rubber, means for holding said segments in, adyusted position for gripping articlesto be Washed, and corrugated plates attached to the outer edges or said segments toform rubbing surfaces.

6. In a Washing machine, a rotary rubber comprising a main body portion, a pl rality of segments struck from said body portion, piyotally connected thereto, a

rod carried by each segment and means carried by the body portion for coaction with said rods to hold the segments in article gripping positions.

7. In a washing machine, a rotary rub- 5 her comprising a plurality of spaced disks,

segments struck from said disks in alim'ng sets, and pivotally connected to the disks, a rod extending through the segments of each set and connecting them for synchronous movement, and meanscarried by certain of said disks for engagement with said rods to hold .the segments in adjusted positions for gripping articles to be washed. 7 8 In a washing-machine, a rotary rubber comprising a plurality of spaced disks, segments struck from said disks in alining sets, and pivotally connected to the disks, a rod extending through thesegments of each set and connecting them for synchronous movement, and means carried by certain of said disks for engagement with said rods to hold the segments in adjusted positions for gripping articles to be washed, and corrugated plates attached to the outer edges of said segments and extending across each set thereof to form rubbing surfaces.

JOHN BOTTS. 

